Tri-Partite Commission Discusses New Minimum Wage
Unions want to set new minimum wage in Poland to 1500 zloties brutto (366 euro) but the government does not want to go so high. The current minimum wage in Poland is 1317 zloties (322 euro). The minimum wage is 1053 zl (or 257 euro) in the first year of work.
The minimum wage in Poland is one of the lowest in the European Union and represents a significant divide between the old and new Europe. Bulgaria, Hungary, the Baltic States and Romania have lower minimum wages; Slovakia and Czech Republic are on a similar level. The level in these central European countries, which all have "strong" economies and even economic growth, is the same as in Turkey.